HOW TO USE THE SHAVING SOAP

Especially developped for shaving, the « shaving soap » Martin de Candre comes close to what has been called « shaving cream » in the old days.

This soap is applied with a shaving brush

1 Moist your face with hot water

2 Wet the shaving brush with hot water, then remove most of the water by shaking the brush (it should not be full of water)

3 Take some of the soap with the shaving brush in circular movements (for some seconds only) to scoop just a little bit of soap on the tip of the brush. Removing the water out of the shaving brush beforehand allows you to work with a soap that stays dry after usage (no waste of the paste).

Foaming the soap

1 Either directly on the face by spreading the first silky and creamy foam which will gradually thicken and become very voluminous and onctuous. This foam will right away adhere to the face and and the « massage » with the shaving brush prepares the skin for the shaving

2 Or by foaming the soap in a small bowl that has been submerged in hot water before and dried not by wiping it dry but simply by turning it upside down. Turn the shaving brush inside the bowl with quick hand gestures: The soap starts foaming and becomes very soon creamy, abondant and smooth. All needed to do now is to apply the foam to your face with the shaving brush and to shave! You will find out that it keeps your skin moist without becoming dry.